Area 10 Workforce Development Board which consists of Richland and Crawford Counties has been awarded $300,000 for COVID-19 business team and outreach expansion.
The purpose and spirit of this funding is to help establish a strong foundation for the local area business team to meet the needs of employers and job seekers during these unprecedented times. Of the $300,000 award, $100,000 is available for this request for proposal.
The funds are available August 1, 2020 and must be spent by June 30, 2021.
The Area 10 Workforce Development Board is looking for proposals for outreach services to minority owned and women owned businesses and underserved job seekers. The goal of the outreach is to engage minority and women owned businesses and underserved job seekers to utilize the services of the OhioMeanJobs Centers and other workforce partner agencies in Crawford County.
A minority owned business is a company owned and controlled at least 51 percent and for more than a year by an Ohio resident and U.S. citizen who belongs to one of the following ethnic groups: African American, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American.
Proposals will be accepted by e-mail through August 11, 2020 by 4 p.m. Please email proposals to teresa.alt@jfs.ohio.gov. Proposals will only be accepted for services in Crawford County. Organizations can apply for both business outreach and job seeker outreach or just one. Questions can be directed to Teresa.alt@jfs.ohio.gov. Questions and answers will be posted on the Area 10 website as they are received and answered.
Services for RFQ:
Outreach to minority and women owned businesses to inform them of the services of the OhioMeansJobs Centers in Crawford County.
Collaboration with the OMJ Centers and workforce partners to encourage minority and women owned businesses to utilize services such as skills upgrading, customized training, other training services, pre-hire services, screening and referral of qualified applicants and labor market information.
Outreach to underserved job seekers to inform them of the services of the OMJ Centers and introduction to career pathways in healthcare, manufacturing, and construction.
Career Exploration
Leadership skills
Soft skills development
Training leading to certified credentials in high wage career pathway
Expected Outcomes:
More underserved job seekers recruited using various pathways including Community Opportunities platform
Increase job seekers and students using the new platform
Increase numbers of businesses connected to job seekers
Evaluations to be completed of targeted recruitment campaign
Satisfaction of businesses receiving support
Improvement of recruiting, onboarding, and retention of underserved job seekers in high wage career pathways
Number of Wrap around Services that resulted in entry into high wage career pathway